Tecticornia papillata (Chenopodiaceae: Salicornioideae), a new andromonoecious samphire from near the Carnarvon Range, Western Australia
SHEPHERD, K.A.
Tecticornia papillata K.A.Sheph., described here as new, has an unusual fruit structure previously only observed in T. disarticulata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson. It differs from this species in having vegetative articles and bracts with strongly fimbriate margins and caudate apices, and a distinctly papillate epidermis for which the species is named. As this new species has a restricted distribution it has a Priority One conservation status. A distribution map and images of the species are presented. In addition, the molecular and morphological diversity within T. disarticulata is discussed.
